Eclipsed 245 Report post Posted October 6, 2019 it'll happen. Our weatherman, a keen harness man for 40+ years, posted this, today.... "Methven Trotting Club Weather Outlook for Sunday October 13 2019. Situation; A large area of high pressure covers the region with settled weather despite chilly nights and inland fog patches. Some areas of coastal cloudiness for Canterbury should resolve by midday, whilst inland regions such as Methven enjoy pleasant mid spring conditions and more than adequate sunshine by day. Forecast; Fine and sunny after early light frost with quiet winds into midday. Moderate east-northeast winds develop during the afternoon. Max temp 15-16 Nelson Weather Services" JJ Flash and MisterEd 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterEd 323 Report post Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/6/2019 at 9:55 PM, Eclipsed said: Nelson Weather Services" Hmmm must be looking at a different forecast to me. Mine read "Methven Trotting Club Weather Outlook for Sunday October 13 2019. Situation; A large area of low pressure covers the region with unsettled weather with chilly nights and inland rain patches. Most coastal areas have drizzle for Canterbury all week, whilst inland regions such as Methven will have wet conditions and very little sunshine by day. Chance of cancellation 97% Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed 245 Report post Posted October 8, 2019 gee whizz - there's computer based models like YR and then there's real people, born in NZ ,with many years of knowledge who call it as they see it. As of this morning our meteoroligist is calling 5mm or less between now and the weekend.... Track committee and stipes are all happy. Roll on Sunday and hope to see lots lining up in our punters comp to win 4 large in folding, on top of your winnings for the day...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterEd 323 Report post Posted October 8, 2019 11 hours ago, Eclipsed said: gee whizz - there's computer based models like YR and then there's real people, born in NZ ,with many years of knowledge who call it as they see it. As of this morning our meteoroligist is calling 5mm or less between now and the weekend.... Track committee and stipes are all happy. Roll on Sunday and hope to see lots lining up in our punters comp to win 4 large in folding, on top of your winnings for the day...... Hopefully just enough rain to take the leaders bias out of the track but not enough to warrant moving or cancelling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterEd 323 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 9:05 PM, Eclipsed said: gee whizz - there's computer based models like YR and then there's real people, born in NZ ,with many years of knowledge who call it as they see it. As of this morning our meteoroligist is calling 5mm or less between now and the weekend.... Track committee and stipes are all happy. Roll on Sunday and hope to see lots lining up in our punters comp to win 4 large in folding, on top of your winnings for the day...... Any updates on what condition the track is going to be in. Good, Dead or Slow track? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed 245 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 Looking really good at 7.30 this morning ivanthegreat 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Flash 2,114 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 Punters climbing out of trees to back Kerrs horse Can I be Me in the last Opens at 5.50 and now 3.70. Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed 245 Report post Posted October 13, 2019 I think we should have started at sunrise and raced from there! It clouded over and temps dropped from a handy 14 degrees down to a fairly bitter 9 by the end of the day. 22 teams entered which is more teams than we had in 2014, 20215 and 2016 before we paired up with the KPC comp. The winning team had but one collect - got a trifecta early on and then spent their $100 per race to make a profit of $100 overall. The winning total of $900 was our lowest winning total ever. There were hard luck stories aplenty. The leader throughout went into the last with over $1,000 in hand and lost the lot. Two teams had $100+ bets on the runner up in the last. One of our eliminated punters had a $40 quinella in the last and that paid over $100. But there it was - a group of non punters threw in $200 each, got fed and watered all day and walked away with $1,300 each - they'll be back next year! JJ Flash 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Flash 2,114 Report post Posted October 13, 2019 15 hours ago, Eclipsed said: I think we should have started at sunrise and raced from there! It clouded over and temps dropped from a handy 14 degrees down to a fairly bitter 9 by the end of the day. 22 teams entered which is more teams than we had in 2014, 20215 and 2016 before we paired up with the KPC comp. The winning team had but one collect - got a trifecta early on and then spent their $100 per race to make a profit of $100 overall. The winning total of $900 was our lowest winning total ever. There were hard luck stories aplenty. The leader throughout went into the last with over $1,000 in hand and lost the lot. Two teams had $100+ bets on the runner up in the last. One of our eliminated punters had a $40 quinella in the last and that paid over $100. But there it was - a group of non punters threw in $200 each, got fed and watered all day and walked away with $1,300 each - they'll be back next year! Any ideas on the on and off course betting stats for the meeting? Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...